How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Jordan?

9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Jordan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Ethiopia

24.1%

in 2015

Jordan

22.4%

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

12th

Jordan rank

14th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Ethiopia
Jordan

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 24.1% against 22.4% in Jordan, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 12th and Jordan ranks 14th of 148 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	58.0%	13.2%	44.8%	Ethiopia
2000s	41.1%	10.6%	30.5%	Ethiopia
2010s	26.9%	20.1%	6.9%	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Ethiopia or Jordan?: Ethiopia, at 24.1% against 22.4% in Jordan as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Ethiopia and Jordan?: 1.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Jordan?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Jordan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Ethiopia ranks 12th and Jordan ranks 14th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/